Good Food, Gluten Free

Is it an alpaca or a llama?

by Aimee on March 12, 2012

Lola has no idea what she’s in for…

Yoo-hoo Lolie, time to go for a walk. Like any lady (or at least like her mom), she is not cute when she’s waking up.

The Sunday brought beautiful weather, and with it a little froyo for me and Lola. WeLola I scarfed it before I snapped a pic, but it got both of us energized for a good trip. It was so delicious we also forgot to share with Drew. Oops! 😉 The hike was about 4 miles, and a good way to ease back into working out. The lazy puppy finally got herself woken up when we hit the trails and a great time was had by all.

Headless Drew (I need to work on that) even let the non-swimming bulldog mix attempt to swim a bit!

As we walked a bit further, there is a place where the hiking trail can overlook a farm. What is it that saw us? An alpaca or a llama? Lola was very curious, but not as curious as these little fellows were about us.

The hike ended up with an even more tired puppy than before we went:

Drew and I were pretty tired too. I was also in need of some fuel, and when the weather gets nice I always want salads and fruit. I made Drew swing by the grocery store for some salad bar salad. Again, not the greatest selection, but it’s so inexpensive and a little fun. Romaine, spinach, cuc, zuc, broccoli, tomato, peas, cottage cheese, and I used my own sundried tomato dressing again. Drew liked the wings they had to offer as well. They looked great, though they were breaded so I couldn’t partake.

This left me fueled for the evening, and in anticipation of a big morning to come. I leave you with my sun-dried tomato dressing recipe. Check back in to see what Monday has in store.

Sun-Dried Tomato Dressing

1/2 cup roasted red peppers

1 tomato

1 small onion

2 tbsp. chopped basil

1 tbsp. garlic (can of course use fresh ~ 1 clove)

1 jar chopped sun-dried tomatoes in oil

1/3 cup gluten-free vinegar

1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

1. Put all except 1/2 of the jar of sun-dried tomatoes into food processor and blend until desired texture.

2. Gently fold the rest of the sun-dried tomatoes into dressing by hand.